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Description A Gooseberry, a line of block ships laid off the beaches to form a reef before the rest of the Mulberry was assembled. The Gooseberry includes the old HMS DURBAN and the Netherlands ship SUMATRA.
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This photograph A 24054 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
Author
Claude Henry Parnall  (1897–1986)  wikidata:Q110967291
 
Alternative names
C. H. Parnall; Parnall, C H (Lt)
Description war photographer
Date of birth/death 19 June 1897 Edit this at Wikidata 1986 Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q110967291
, Royal Navy official photographer
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9 June 1944

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current08:50, 4 December 2011Thumbnail for version as of 08:50, 4 December 2011800 × 585 (46 KB)Rcbutcherreplaced with new higher-resolution version from IWM
12:32, 20 September 2007Thumbnail for version as of 12:32, 20 September 2007350 × 229 (13 KB)Benea~commonswiki{{Information |Description=A Gooseberry, a line of block ships laid off the beaches to form a reef before the rest of the Mulberry was assembled. The Gooseberry includes the old HMS DURBAN and the Netherlands ship SUMATRA. |Source=[http://www.iwmcollectio

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